Wagon for butchers



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No. 360,642. Patented Apr. 5, 1887.

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DANIEL S. AMSTUTZ,

OF ORRVILLE, OHIO.

- WAGON FOR BUTCHERS.

EPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 360,642, dated April 5,1887.

Application filed August 3, 1886. Serial No. 209,844. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Beitknown thatLDANIELS.AMsTUTz,acitizen of the United States,residing atOrrville,in the county of Wayne and State of Ohio,have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in WVagons for Butchers, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to a wagon for butchers, and is designed tofacilitate the operations of butchering, hauling dressed carcasses, andcutting the same up.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, (four sheets)in which- Figure 1 is a side view of the wagon ready for the road. Fig.2 is a rear end view of the same. Fig. 3 is aside view of thewagon,showing the wagon'body removed and inverted and connected with ascalding-trough, whereby the wagon-body serves as a platform onto whichthe animal may be drawn from the scalding-trough, cleaned and dressed,and the carcass then hung -np on the wagon-trestle. Fig. 4 is a top viewof the same parts. Fig. 5 is a top view of one of the slottedwheel-chucks. Figs. 6 and 7 show, respectively, a vertical section andtop view of the trestle removed from the wagon running-gear. Figs. 8, 9,and 10 are views of the carrier-trip bywhich the carcass is drawn intothe wagon and hung up on the trestle. Figs. 11, 12, and 13 are views ofthe wagon-body removed, and showinghow the legs with which it isprovided serve to convert it into a cutting-up table. Fig. 14 is an endview of one corner of the wagon-body, showing the fastening-iron 6. Fig.15 is a cross-section of the wagon-top. Fig. 16 is an end elevation ofthe trestle, and this view,with Fig. 15 shows how the wagon-top issecured to the trestle.

The letter A designates the front and rear wheels of the wagon; b, abolster above each axle, on which the body 13 is supported. A trestle,O, has four legs, two of which are attached to the front bolster and twoto the rear bolster. In this way the trestle serves, as shown in Fig. 3,to connect the front wheels and axle with the rear wheels and axle. Anordinary-shaped wagon-top, D, is so secured to the trestle O as to bereadily removed therefrom. This is done by means of a notch, a,

formed in each of the two cross-bars, a, at the top of the trestle.These notches are occupied by a central longitudinal bar, 0, on the topD, and a screw or bolt, 0', passes through the top at each end, the barc,and into the cross-bar a. The top D has at each side thedownward-projecting ends (1 of two bows, and a longitudinal bar, d,connects the said two ends d. Two stay-arms, (P, are attached to eachlongitudinal bard, and these irons project laterally and bear againstthe trestle-legs and are suitably secured thereto. By withdrawing thetwo screws or bolts 0' the top may be removed.

The wagon-body B has at each corner a pivoted fastening-iron, 6. Theseirons have a notch, e, which takes about one of the legs of the trestleC, and also has a hook end, 6 which projects beyond the end of thewagon-body. This iron has a straight edge, e, and at this edge ispivoted to the wagonbody, whereby when the body is resting on thebolsters b the irons 6 may be turned down, as in Figs. 10 and 13, sothat the notch and hook will project away from the side of the body.\Vhen the body is inverted and used as a cleaning-platform, as in Figs.3 and 4, the irons may be turned the other way, and in this case thehooks e of the irons at one end of the body will take over the rearbolster, I), while those at the other end will engage with eyes 6 on thescalding-trough E.

When the body B is used as a cleaning-platform, as in Figs.3 and 4, thewheels of the wagon should be prevented from moving by thewheel-chueksf, which are blocks with beveled ends, having slots f toreceive the wheels.

The scalding-trough E is mounted above the furnace F, as also is ahot-water reservoir, G, this latter being at one end of thescaldingtrough. The scalding-trough is removable, and, being made ofmetal, permits of the water being heated in it. At each end of thefurnace is a standard, g.

The carcass,havingbcen dressed and cleaned, has a gambrel-stick, 12,applied to its legs in the usual way, and is then hung upon the trestleG at any point by means of the wind lass, carrier, and stop, andautomatic trip to release the carrier. As already stated, the trestle iscomposed of four legs, the two at each end being connected by acrossbar, a, and giving them an inverted-V-shaped form. The two V-shapedlegs are connected by three horizontal beams. One of these, whichis thetop or carrier beam, I, extends between the two cross-bars a, and theother two, which are the gambrelstick beams 10', extend be tween onefront and one rear leg. These two beams are to receive and support thegambrelstick by which carcasses are suspended. One end of thegambrel-stick rests on each beam. Metal truss-rods q below each beamconnect the two sets of V-shaped legs. The frontlegs are provided with aWindlass, J, and the top beam, I, with a sliding carrier, L. A cord, 1,has one end attached to the Windlass, passes over a pulley, r, at thetop and front end of the trestle, and also over a pulley, 4", on thecarrier, and has the other end attached to the sliding carrier.Alifting-hook, s, is suspended in the cord-loop which depends from thecar rier L.

In transferring a carcass from the cleaningplatforin B to the beams 12it is necessary that the carrier L should be placed in position at ornear the rear end of the trestle, and that the liftinghook s,dependingtherefrom,sl1ould hang near the rear end, to be in convenient reach fromthe platform B, as seen in Fig. 3. To this end the carrier-beam I on thetrestle is provided on top with a series of holes or notches, t, and thecarrier L, which slides on the said beam, has a stop-pin, t, whichenters the holes, and an automatic trip to release the stop pin from theholes. This automatic trip consists of a yoke or four-sided frame, N,having the stop-pin t attached to its upper side and depending downwardtherefrom. The yoke N loosely surrounds the carrier L, and hasupand-down play thereon. Itis confined only by a guide or keeper, to, onthe side. The stoppin it passes freely through a hole, '15, in the topplate of the carrier, and is in position to enter any one of the holesor notches 23 in the beam I. When the carrier slides along the beam, thestop-pin, by the gravity of the yoke, will enter the first hole t in thebeam. The lower side, i), of the yoke is far enough below the bottom ofthe carrier to allow the yoke to have up movement, and thereby releasethe pin t from the hole t in the beam.

In hoisting a carcass from the cleaning-platform B to the trestle, firstset the carrier L on the beam I near the rear end, so that the stoppinit will enter a hole near the end. Then engage the lifting-hook s withthe gambrelstick. By now turning the windlass -crank J the carcass willbe hoisted, and when the lifting-hook pulleys rises against the lowerside, 1;, of the yoke N the latter will thereby be forced upward and thepin it will be released from the hole 25 in the beam. If, now, theturning of the Windlass-crank be continued, the carrier L will be drawnor caused to slide along the beam to its forward end, carrying thecarcass with it, and then by a back turn of the windlasscrank thegambrel-stick 1) will be left supported on the two beams 19', and thelifting-hook may then be disengaged. The carrier L may then again beslid to the rear to hoist another carcass in like manner.

It will be seen that the manner of suspending the carcass (to wit, thegambrelstick being inserted through both legs and each end of the sticksupported on a separate beam) prevents it from. swinging sidewise, andwhile hanging permits of the removal of any part, from one pound toseven eighths of the entire weight, without liability of the remainderslipping off or swinging to one side.

The drivers seat 0 has at each end an upright or hanger bar, 10. Eachbar is provided at its upper end with a hook, w, which takes over thetop of one of the gambrel-stick beams. Itwill thus be seen the seathangs or is sus pended from the said two beams.

The wagon-body is provided with legs, and thereby when removed from thebolsters is adapted to be used as a cutting-up table, as

shown in Fig. 12. The sides of the body are provided with legs :20, eachof whichis pivoted and has a brace, y. This construction allows the legsto be folded down out of the way, as seen in Fig. 11, and also when thewagonbody is inverted permits of their use as legs.

Having described my invention, I claim and desire to secure by LettersPatent of the United States- 1. A wagon having in combination the frontand rear axles, a trestle comprising four legs, two of which aresupported above the front axle and two above the rear, and the frontlegs connected with the rear legs by a top or carrier beam and twogambrel-stick beams, a carrier to slide on the top beam, a Windlass, anda cord attached to the sliding carrier and windlass and provided with alifting-hook, as set forth.

2. A wagon having in combination a trestle comprising four legs, two infront having the form of an inverted V and two at the rear of the sameform, and a top, D, supported on the said trestle, as set forth.

3. A wagon having in combination a trestle comprising four legs, two infront having the form of an inverted V and two at the rear ICO of thesame form, and the said front and rear legs at the top connected bycross-bars a, each of which is provided with a top notch, a, and a top,D, having a central longitudinal bar which occupies the notches of thesaid top cross-bars, as set forth.

4. A wagon having in combination the axles and bolsters, uprightsattached at each end of the bolsters, and a body supported on thebolsters and provided at each corner with a pivoted fastening-ironhaving at its side a notch, e, to take about the said upright, and atits end a hook, e", as set forth.

5. The combination of a wagon having the axles and bolsters, uprightsattached at each end of the bolsters, a body supported on the bolstersand provided at each corner with a pivoted fastening-iron having at itsside a notch, e, to take about the said upright, and at its end a hook,e", and a scalding-trough, E, provided with eyes 0" for the engagementof the hook ends, as set forth. 4

6. The combination, with the wagon-body with a stop-pin to enter any oneof the holes B, of legs pivoted to the body, whereby when or notches inthe beam, a Windlass, and a cord the body is removed and inverted itwill be attached to the sliding carrier and Windlass supported on thelegs as a table, as set forth. and provided with a lifting-hook, as setforth. 5 7. In a wagon, the combination of a trestle In testimonywhereof I affix my signature in 15 having a carrier-beam provided on topwith the presence of two witnesses.

v holes or notches t, a carrier having a top part DANIEL S. AMSTUTZ.which rests and slides upon the beam, a yoke Witnesses:

loosely attached to the carrier having up-and- FRITZ REIOHENBAOI-I, I0down play thereon, and at the top provided BENJAMIN F. ZELL.

